Crafting Engagement for Science Environments (CESE) revolutionizes the way students learn science in high school physics and chemistry classrooms. Researchers at MSU and the CREATE for STEM Institute develop and use project-based NGSS-aligned science curricula to engage learners in physics and chemistry classrooms around the world. Learn more. Join our mini-conference to discuss: How NGSS… Read More »
"Understanding the Identity Work of Elementary Students of Color in the Science Classroom" This study examined how elementary students of color constructed their science identities at a time in which the Next Generation Science Standards were taking root within their school's science program. While the standards were developed under the paradigm of science being representative… Read More »
"The Meaning Beyond the Words: How Language, Race and Culture Impact Science Teaching and Learning" This presentation explores how race, culture and language intersect to create the condition of contemporary learning. Through a sequence of research, this presentation explores the theoretical and pragmatic aspects of this dilemma. From a theoretical perspective, the talk will explore… Read More »
The Department of Teacher Education World Language Search Committee cordially invites you: "Teaching Arabic to Children and Youth: Between Love and Indictment" In this presentation, I describe an exploratory study with bilingual Arabic teachers using an anti-racist framework of understanding language that is focused on raciolinguisitics. In this talk, I bring classroom-based teaching practices into… Read More »
Dr. Xiufeng Liu, Professor of Learning and Instruction in the Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo, will be giving a talk titled "Making Formative Assessment Formal: Opportunity and Challenges." Dr. Liu conducts research in closely related areas of technology-enhanced science assessment, applications of Rasch measurement in science education, and student learning of crosscutting concepts… Read More »
